One Man’s Trash is the story of a curious turtle who lives with his friends in the ocean until the horrors of pollution wreak havoc on his home. The little turtle swears vengeance on all humans and their pollution, but can a mere turtle stop ages worth of environmental damage? Will he be able to make an impact, or will “one man’s trash” get the best of him?

Rita has never really had anyone other than her imaginary friend, Clover. When the first day of high school introduces her to new people will she have the strength to overcome her anxieties and make new friends? Not if Clover has anything to say about it!

Daisy is a lonely girl who loves science. Her dad was her best friend and since he died, Daisy and her mom have been at odds. Her mom wants her to be a dancer instead of a scientist. One day after ballet practice Daisy looks at her reflection and thinks about how lonely she has been. She gets the idea to create her own friend. What will her Mom think? Will she make her mom proud at last?

The story takes place in a summer camp. The main character has been kidnapped and disfigured. He is being held hostage and has been taken to a cabin in the woods where he has to fight for his life. Based on a true story that happened to the lead animator.

A young teenage boy named Charles goes through a very hard time after being dumped and begins to struggle with his inner demon named Jeff. Jeff makes him block everyone out of his life. Charles feels so alone that he only sees one way out, he takes a bottle of pills. Suddenly he freaks out as he realized what he is doing and he panics and begins to struggle against his demon and managing to fight him off of himself. Instead of killing the demon, Charles gives him a hug and tells jeff that it is going to be okay. Charles learns that he can't banish his demons but he can accept them and learn to control them.

After her owner brings playtime to a halt for skating, pet bird Ravioli is determined to chase him down and bring playtime back! However, she is faced with challenges along the way... Will Ravioli persevere and complete her quest for locating her owner? Or will her obstacles get the best of her?
A story of a little bird's commitment to finding her owner. State Champion, UIL Young Filmmakers Festival. Best of Fest & Finalist, All American High School Film Festival.

Some people see the world in black and white. The world is boring, the world is lifeless, the world has no real meaning to it. A monochromatic world with a monochromatic feeling.

But most people don’t understand a simple truth: we have more control over ourselves than we think. Mental illness doesn’t have to hold complete control over your life.

When faced with the adversity of mental illness, the only person who has the ability to spark change and reach out is yourself. State 2nd Runner Up, UIL Young Filmmakers Festival.

Holly Hocus Pocus a witch in training under Head Witch Henry Holloway, hopes to become the youngest witch ever. In order to do so, she must retrieve the Silver Serpent's egg. So, she sneaks away in the middle of the night to steal it, behind her tutor's back, and the adventures ensue.

Drez gets an unconventional haircut.

La Soñadora is the story of Maria an immigrant to the US, who wants nothing more than to go to University in the United States. She gets into her dream university, but her excitement is short-lived when she realizes that she doesn't have the money to attend the university.

Maria must either find a way to make the money or give up on her dreams and risk letting down her Father who gave everything he had to send her to America. The entire film was shot and edited during a 56-hour film festival in New York City.

A typical school day for a budding artist. His art becomes real and he has to catch his creatures to save the school and his classmates.

Ronald tell a story of how living inside a New York Public library shaped the man he would become to his daughter, Jamilah.

A young girl, after moving to the city, returns to her childhood home in the country. She feels nostalgic, and enjoys the scenery, but is interrupted when she sees a small figure glint towards her. She approaches it in curiosity, and sees it's a dog. She pets the dog, believing it to be sleeping, but it is revealed that the dog is actually dead. Seeing this trace of adulthood in her childhood frightens her. However, it helps her realize that her childhood is still a part of her, even though she herself has changed. She is not just childhood or adulthood, as the rye is not just innocence or maturity, and that makes her feel complete.

A hero encounters a dragon on his way to saving the princess. It turns out things are not always as they seem.

When bee season in New York City begins in early spring, retired police detective (and New York City Police Department’s unofficial beekeeper) Anthony “Tony Bees” Planakis gets busy tending to his hives and rescuing swarms.

All American High School Film Festival's 3Day Invitational Contest. All video was shot and edited on location in New York City. AHS animators worked with AHS AVP to create a short film over 56 hours in NYC>

Members of Ann Wehrman & Jeff Mack’s advanced classes have been selected to participate in the All American High School Film Invitational.  Our team will be provided with Apple laptops to use during pre-production from August thru October. In addition, Apple will also be setting up a state-of-the-art editing lab with iMacs available for teams to use during the competition at the Millennium Broadway Hotel HQ.

The Complete F.I. Experience provides student filmmakers the opportunity to become a truly independent film crew. Over the course of the 10-week pre-production period participating teams will be responsible for every aspect of creating a short narrative film: ideation, script writing, location scouting, casting, shoot schedules and more. This preparation is designed to put teams in the best possible position to successfully shoot and edit their film in New York City over the course of 3 days.

In 2016, AAHSFF partnered with AT&T to provide an incredible F.I. experience. 27 teams, representing 12 different states, competed for over $50,000 in cash prizes and development deals and the chance to have their film screened at high schools all over the country. More importantly, the teams were tasked with creating films on the topic of cyberbullying-- films that can and will make a real difference in our society.

*Partners and Themes for the 2017 Complete F.I. Experience will be announced soon!!!

An average kid is sitting around and doing nothing but playing video games and eating a lot of junk food. This brings a visit from the healthy hero who forcefully tells the kid to be healthier and shows pictures of what happens to unhealthy people.

The kid gets scared and throws away the junk food.

The junk food turns into a creepy trash man who climbs out of the trash can and tells the kid not to listen to the healthy hero. They battle it out. In the end the kid goes outside to play Pokémon Go instead of sitting on the couch.

Napkin, a compulsively clean ghost, is disgusted when he finds a cockroach in his house. As Scritch, the cockroach crawls across the tv and onto a coffee table, Napkin becomes highly aggressive wanting to get rid of the intrusive cockroach. A brawl ensues and in the end, Scritch rises up in the form of a ghost. Napkin continues to try to get rid of the pesky cockroach, using a vacuum cleaner, and a mop. In the end, Napkin makes the best of the situation. -- This film advanced to round 2 of the state contest.

A she-wolf is tasked with helping her little sister find a new home after her parents’ untimely demise. After multiple failed attempts to re-home her little sister, the older wolf finally realizes just how much her younger sister needs her in her life. -- This film advanced to round 2 of the state contest.

“Please Help Me I’m Fine” portrays lives of average American high school students. This video provides a satirical outlook of how school actually transforms students at the end of the day. The change in the students exemplifies how the school system attempts to assimilate students and crush their individualism.  - All American High School Film Festival Official Selection, Screened October 8, 2016 in NYC. 

In a Typical Rainy Afternoon, Lily is spending the day, in her room watching cat videos, when a surprise guest arrives. The chaos that ensues is anything but typical.

Charity, a black shadowy black figure has been alone looking at the moon for longer that he can possibly remember. The isolation has him depressed and longing to find someone else like him, so that he won’t feel so lonely anymore. After walking for a indiscernible amount of time he hears a women’s voice crying out, he tries to comfort the Widow and understand what happened to her to make her feel this way. She tells him about her love and how she died. Charity feeling sorry for the widow and her broken heart risks dying by breaking his own heart in order to heal hers, he survives but changes in color and body , gives her his heart piece and smiles at her telling her why he cared in the first place.